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SRSG Spehar discuss COP26 with UN Youth Champions for Environment and Peace

Top United Nations official in Cyprus, Elizabeth Spehar, and the US Ambassador, Judith Garber, met with some of the UN Youth Champions for Environment and Peace to discuss the role of young people as actors of change and hear their thoughts on climate change and the ur

03 Nov 2021

The Secretary-General message on United Nations Day

Seventy-six years ago, the United Nations was created as a vehicle of hope for a world emerging from the shadow of catastrophic conflict.

Today, the women and men of the UN carry this hope forward around the globe.

24 Oct 2021

Women's walk and talk marks UN Day celebrations in Cyprus

To mark United Nations day, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus facilitated a women's walk and talk this morning with representatives from both the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot communities.

23 Oct 2021

Social entrepreneurship and innovation workshops

Scenes from our 2-day bootcamp on Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation with intensive workshops on everything ranging from ideation to business model canvasing, community building, and more – with great local and international case studies!

15 Oct 2021

Maghazi Elzubair: “Young people are powerful actors for achieving environmental justice and sustaining peace”

Maghazi Ahmed Elzubair is a 19-year-old environmental activist from Sudan who is currently in Cyprus completing her university studies.

13 Oct 2021

Antreas Pallikaras: “We both share the ambition of a sustainable and united Cyprus”

Antreas Pallikaras is a 22-year-old young Cypriot who always liked to get involved in programmes that promote conversations around the environment and climate change.

27 Sep 2021